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(COPYRIGHT 1883) 
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PAGE. 

General View of City . . 3 

Principal Streets 5 

Washington's Headquarters 5 

Public Buildings 8 

Church Edifices 9 

Private Kesidences 10 

Hotels 11 

Railroad Depots 12 

Points of Interest in the Vicinity .. 13 

New Windsor 13 

Cornwall Landing 15 

West Point 17 

Balmvillc 19 

Convent of Mercy 19 

Cedar Hill Cemetery •. 20 

Danskammer Point 20 

Hampton Point 21 

Marlborough 21 

Orange Lake 21 

Mucha.ttoes Lake 22 

Across the Kiver 22 

Commercial Industries 23 



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JOHN M. DAVIS, Typographer, 40 Fulton Street, 



THE 



City of Newburgh, 



iHE traveler standing on the deck of the steam, 
er as it emerges from the Highlands into the 
p g. ? % broad waters of Newburgh Ba^^ sees spread 
II ^ out around him a scene of rare beauty which 
^^ is in strong contrast bo the wild grandeur of 
the Highlands. The Bay of Naples lives in romance 
and in the memory of those travelers who love to 
deify whatever is foreign, but one may visit a thous- 
and storied haunts abroad and never see such an 
unveiling of nature's grand and lovely features as 
she offers every day from the deck of the steamer 
passing through Newburgh Bay. 

On nearing the landing a fine view is obtained of 
the entire city, situated on a steep hillside with the 
houses rising above each other on a series of natural 



4 GUIDE TO NEWP.URGH. 

terraces, and presenting a very striking effect as 
viewed from this point. On a commanding emi- 
nence in the southern part of the city — easily desig- 
nated from the river hy the large flag-staff on the 
grounds— stands the old stone house which was the 
headquarters of General Washington while his army 
was encamped in the vicinity, and which is referred 
to hereafter. 

The bay, one of the finest configurations of the 
Hudson, is sufficient alone to give wide reputation 
to the place; but to the Revolutionary associations 
connected with the city is due the fact that New- 
burgh is a place dear to every American, and a 
shrine where thousands of j^atriotic hearts annually 
pay their homage. 

The first settlement is said to have been made 
here as early as 1708 — although the first authentic 
record puts the date as 1719 — the settlers being nine 
emigrants from the Palatinate of Newburgh in Ger- 
many, and from this small collection of pioneers' 
cabins the city has grown to be one of the finest in 
the State, with a population of nearly 20,000. The 
city enjoys the influences of the Highland atmos- 
phere, lying as it does in the sheltered Cornwall 
basin, and as a place of residence stands high in 
favor, its streets, arched by stately trees, being 
adorned with many handsome and private resi- 
dences. 



GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 5 

PRINCIPAL STREETS. 

Running north and south and parallel to the river, 
Fnmt and Water Streets are the principal business 
thoroughfares; then in regular order, going west, 
we cross Smith, Montj^ontery, Grand, Liberty, Cham- 
bers, Lander, Johnstcm and DuBois Streets. Leading 
to the river and crossing the above streets at right 
angles, are Washingto7i, Broadway, First, Second, 
Third, Fourth, Fifth, South, Clinton and Broad Streets, 
in regular order from south to north. A stranger 
can readily familiarize himself with the streets by 
noting that the steamboat landing is at Second Street, 

WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS. 

At the south end of Grand Street is the entrance 
to the grounds surrounding the old " Hasbrouck 
House," now so generall}^ known as Washington's 
Headquarters. The building, a low one-story stone 
structure 56x46 feet, was erected in 1750, and when 
Washington met his army at Newburgh was oc- 
cupied by the family of Jonathan Hasbrouck, a 
colonel in the district militia. The house was al- 
ready historic, as tradition says that a small stone 
cabin, which formed the nucleus of the present 
edifice, was erected here by one of the original set- 
tlers of the place in 1708. Additions were made to 
the building in 1760 and 1770, leaving it substantially 
in its present form. 



6 GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 

While the home of Colonel Hasbrouck, the house 
seems to have been dedicated to public uses, for 
here on the first Tuesday in April, 1763, was held the 
first town meeting for the Precinct of Newburgh, 
and at the breaking out of the war the Committee of 
Safety made it their headquarters. When Washing- 
ton was initiated into the Masonic fraternity he was 
staying at the " Hasbrouck House," and it was here 
he matured the plans which led to the final triumph 
of the American army. Washington remained here 
until August i8th. 1783, on the morning of which 
da}^ he took his departure from Newburgh. During 
his stay at this place he passed through the most 
trying period of the Revolution. A threatening 
spirit of rebellion was taking possession of his com- 
mand through the inattention on the part of Con- 
gress to the pa5nnent of the army, when in March, 
1783 the famous "Newburgh Letters" made their 
appearance, advising the army to revolt. Washing- 
ton called a meeting of his officers and in reply to 
these letters read to them one of the most remark- 
able addresses on record, and which crushed the 
revolt with a single blow. This address was written 
at the " Hasbrouck House " and was read to the 
officers at the "Temple" in New W^indsor, where 
the principal part of the troops were encamped 
during their stay in the vicinity, 

On April 19, 1783, notice of the cessation of hostil- 
ities was read to the army, and on the morning of 



GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 7 

November 3, 1783, the army was formally disbanded 
on the lawn in front of the house. 

At the close of the war the old house was again in 
possession of the Hasbroucks until 1849, when by 
the foreclosure of a mortgage it came into the pos- 
session of the State of New York. A Board of 
Trustees was appointed and the building, which had 
been somewhat modernized, was as nearl}^ as pos- 
sible restored to its original condition, and on the 
Fourth of July, 1850, the place was dedicated with 
appropriate ceremonies "to be forever kept to 
awaken sacred and patriotic memories." 

On entering the house we pass into a large room 
with seven doors and one window. Without ceiling 
the immense whitewashed beams overhead suggest 
a strength of construction unknown to modern 
builders. This room was used as the family sitting 
and dining room, and stepping on the hearth we 
can look up at the sky through the wide and gaping 
mouth of the chimne3\ Hanging in the fireplace 
are several relics of the Revolution, found in the 
vicinit)^ and in one corner of the room stands the 
old arm chair, the only remaining piece of furniture 
used here by Washington. 

Adjoining this room on the south was the family 
room; on the west a store room and hall, having an 
outer door opening to the west; on the north two 
bedrooms, one occupied by Washington, the other a 
part of the time by Hamilton. The kitchen was in 



8 GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 

the southwest corner, and the parlor in the north- 
west, the store room and hall separating them. 

Many valuable relics have been collected and are 
preserved in the building with great care. In one of 
the north rooms is a very ancient piano made by 
Geo. Astor & Co., London, 1760, and brought over 
by the Clinton family in 1770. In the south room is 
a large collection of fire-arms used in the Revolu- 
tionary war, the war of 1812, and the Mexican war. 
There are many other relics in the different rooms, 
which the visitor will find enumerated in the cata- 
logue to be had of the Custodian of the building. 

A fine view of the bay and surrounding country is 
obtained from the old porch. In the foreground lies 
the broad waters of the bay, dotted here and there 
with the "white-wings" of commerce, while to the 
eastward beyond the low lying Fishkili plains rises 
the twin peaks of North and South Beacons, from 
whose summits the watchfires signalled the patriots 
encamped within sight. To the north the river 
stretches away until lost behind the Ulster County 
hills, while to the southward we have a fine view of 
the entrance to the pass in the Highlands, with 
Pollipels Island standing guard in the centre of the 
gateway and the towering heights of Storm King 
and Breakneck rising on either hand. 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
Newburgh has more handsome public buildings 



GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 9 

than any city of its size in the State, prominent 
among them the Sav/ngs Bank, corner of Second, 
and Smith Streets, which in point of architecture is 
the finest in the city; the new Y. M. C. A. BuildiJig, 
corner Third and Smith Streets; the Erie Building, 
on Third above Water; the Post-office and Law 
Building, directly opposite, has the upper floors 
divided into offices, the entire top-floor being occu- 
pied by the Telephone Exchange ; the County Court 
House, standing in the centre of the park at Third 
and Grand Streets; the Public Eibrary, on Grand 
below Second ; the City Armory, on Broadway above 
Liberty Street, occupied by the Fifth and Tenth 
Separate Companies, (formerly the Seventeenth 
Battalion) N. G. S. N, Y. ; and headquarters of Co- 
lunibian Hose and Lawson Hose Companies, corner of 
Second and Montgomery Streets, 

CHURCH EDIFICES. 

The most prominent churches in the city are: — 
St. John's M, E., on Broadway below Grand Street; 
Unioji Presbyterian, corner Montgomery and First; 
Associate Reformed, corner Grand and First; ^S7. 
Patrick's R. C, on Grand below First; St. Georges 
P. E., corner Grand and Second; Trinity M. E., 
corner Liberty and Third; Calvary Presbyterian, on 
Liberty above Third; American Reformed, corner 
Grand and Third; First Baptist, on South near 



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Grand; First I^rcsbytcrian, corner Grand and South; 
.S7. PauVs P. E., on Grand above South ; in addition 
to which there are several other smaller churches of 
different denominations. 

PRIVATE RESIDENCES. 

Among the many private residences deserving 
special mention is tlTat of Mr. Homer Ramsdell, one 
of Newburgh's most public spirited citizens, who has 
been largel)^ identified with, the growth and pros- 
perity of the city. The house stands in the midst of 
a park laid out in the style of those surrounding 
man}^ of the ancestral homes of England, and is 
guarded at the entrance, on Liberty Street near 
Broad, by a magnificent gateway and keeper's lodge, 
which is a distinctive feature of many of the country 
seats along the Hudson. 

Adjoining Mr. Ramsdell's place on the south is 
the residence of S. R. Van Duzer the New York 
druggist, and on the east side of Liberty Street, with 
entrance on Broad, is the handsomely laid out 
grounds and residence of W. W. Carson. This place 
was formerh^ owned by the late A. J. Downing, 
author of several works on landscape gardening, 
and is still known to many as The Downing Place. 

On the southwest corner of Grand and Broad 
Streets is the entrance to the former residence of 
James Bigler, well known as the inventor of the 



GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 11 

automatic whistling buoy so extensively used by the 
United States Government. 

Along the line of Grand Street to the northern 
city limits, and on Grand Avenue, a fine drive ex- 
tending from this point to Balmville, are many 
residences, notably those of Hon. Peter Ward; Hon. 
D. B. St. John; Judge C. F. Brown; Wm. Wright; 
David Scott; and Capt. C. S. Jenkins. 

HOTELS. 

Newburgh has three first-class hotels, in addition 
to which there are several large private boarding 
houses in the city and vicinity. The United States, 
on Front Street opposite the steamboat landing, is 
the most popular hotel in the city. During the past 
year the house has been enlarged and thoroughly 
refurnished, and is now one of the best appointed 
hotels on the Hudson River. Visitors from New 
York and other points by way of the regular Day 
Boats, can here get a first-class dinner and have 
ample time to visit all the principal points of inter- 
est before the departure of the down boat. 

The Baldwiti House, on the hill at the head of 
Third Street, is the largest hotel in the city, and is 
the popular family resort. The house is surrounded 
with roomy and well shaded grounds, and com- 
mands a fine view of the city and the Hudson River 
from West Point to New Hamburgh. A free 'bus 
connects with all trains and steamers. 



12 GUIDE TO NEWKUK(iH. 

The Merchants' Hotel, on Front Street near the 
steamboat landing, has been enlarged and newly 
furnished and has one of the best restaurants in the 
city attached. 

RAILROAD DEPOTS. 

The Union Depot, at the south end of Front Street, 
near the foot of Broadway, is the point of departure 
of trains on the New York, Lake Erie &^ IVestern ; 
New York, West Shore &^ Buffalo ; 7\.\\^ New York &^ 
New England Railroads. Connection with the N. Y. 
«& N. E. is made by way of the transfer boat, IVni. T. 
Hart, the largest ferry boat in the world, having a 
carrying capacity of twenty-seven loaded cars. 

The depot of the New York Central &^ Hudson 
River Railroad is located at the ferry landing foot of 
Second Street. 



Points of Interest 



IN THE VICINITY. 



Not only is the city itself historic but the whole 
region about here is full of interest, and a stranger 
having a day or more at his disposal can spend the 
time very pleasantly in visiting the many interesting 
localities easily accessible by carriage drive or 
public conveyance, the most prominent of which we 
propose to mention in the following pages. 

DOWN THE RIVER. 



oldest town in Orange County, the first settlement 
having been made here in 1685. There are many 
points of historic interest in the old town, promi- 
nent among them the old John Ellison house, which 
was for a time the headquarters of Generals Knox 
and Greene; the house occupied by Lafayette: and 



14 GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 

near this, on the bank of Moodna Creek, is the old 
forge where Jonas Wiihanis wrought one of the 
great chains which was stretched across the river in 
the Highlands to prevent the passage of the British 
ships. In this connection we may remark that there 
were three obstructions to navigation placed in the 
Highlands during the Revolution, viz.; at Fort 
Montgomer}' a chain supported by timbers; at West 
Point another chain; and at Pollipels Island a 
Chevaiix-de-frise composed of immense spears se- 
cured in cribs filled with stone. A large section of 
the Fort Montgomery chain is on the Parade 
Ground at West Point, and one link is also among 
the relics to be seen at Washington's Headquarters 
in Newburgh, together with one of the spears of the 
Pollipels Island obstruction. 

At New Windsor was also located the famous 
building known as the ''Temple" which was erected 
in 1783 as a place of public worship. This building 
has always been described and pictured as an im- 
mense log structure, but it has lately been proven 
by historical facts that the building erected here by 
order of General Washington was a frame structure 
about 60x80 feet, and that the description so com- 
monly accepted applies to the "Masonic Temple" 
erected at West Point about the same time. 

About half a mile below New Windsor, on the 
river front, are the remains of a redoubt built by 
order of General Clinton, and armed with a battery 



GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. I 5 

of fourteen guns, which covered the obstruction at 
PoHipels Island, and also swept the river down to 
the Highlands. 

CORNWALL LANDING. 

Four miles below Newburgh, at the base of Storm 
King lies the scattered town of Cornwall the largest 
and most popular summer resort in the Hudson 
Highlands. The place is famous as the home of 
N. P. Willis, to whom it owes its popularity, as it was 
through his writings the place became known to the 
world. " Idlewild," the home of the poet, is still one 
of the attractions of the place. Not less than five 
thousand people anually summer in the Cornwall 
district, many of whom came here a few years ago 
as invalids; and physicians are now sending patients 
to Cornwall for affections that it was formerly 
thought could not be benefitted by any climate 
other than the Bermudas or Bahamas, 

Through the enterprise of Dr. E. H. Champlin, 
one of the owners of the Cornwall Mountam House, 
one of the finest drives in the country has been 
opened through the mountains to West Point, af- 
fording at many points magnificent views of this 
mountainous region. Half way up the western 
slope of Storm King stands the Mountain House, 
thoroughly protected from the damp marine atmos- 
phere, and aptly named by the owners "The Climate 



l6 GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 

Cure of the Highlands." The entire slope of the 
mountain being covered with a growth of cedar and 
other balsamic trees, the air is health-giving and 
invigorating at all seasons. 

The view of the surrounding country from the 
summit of Storm King, nearly i,6oo feet above the 
river, is one of the grandest on the continent. 
While there are loftier and grander views, there are 
none more beautiful; the beauty being of that varied 
kind changing at every point, so rarel)^ found and 
has its parallel only in the castle-crowned hills and 
mountains of the Rhine. Just to the southeast lies 
West Point, the softened strains of its military band 
being borne up to us on our loft}^ outlook, and the 
deep thunder of its artillery reverberating among 
the mountains. On the opposite side of the river 
lies Cold Spring, a flourishing town hemmed in on 
every side b}^ towering mountains, and four miles to 
the north is Newburgh, its spires glistening in the 
sunlight, while at our feet, in the shadow of the 
mountain, lies the village of Cornwall, the "Gem of 
the Highlands." The majestic Hudson, bearing on 
its tide the commerce of a nation, sw^eeps around the 
base of the mountain, passes the gateway to the 
sea, and is soon lost to view in the tortuous High- 
lands. Northward it stretches away in full \new 
some twenty miles until hidden behind the hills, 
where the finest of landscapes is unfolded, dis- 
closing cities, villages, and towns mingled with the 



GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. IJ 

gently undulating hills reaching away to the Shaw- 
angunk Mountains on the west, and the Berkshire 
Hills on the east, while far to the north towering 
over all, and distant fully sixty miles, are the blue 
Catskills blending with the sky on the very rim of 
day. 

Three miles below Cornwall, and lying within the 
great natural amphitheatre of the Highlands, is 

WEST POINT 

with its romantic history and present national im- 
portance, 

■ To the lover of the picturesque the place has 
many attractions, and nowhere in the country can 
such glimpses of mountain and river scenery be ob- 
tained as from many points within the Academ)^ 
grounds — notably the view of Newburgh Bay and 
the Highlands from the north piazza of the West 
Point Hotel. This is a favorite spot both familiar 
and dear to every cadet, and we can imagine how 
many have lingered here in the evenings with their 
comrades' pretty sisters; how many hands have 
been clasped ; and how many parting tears shed by 
the graduates and their sweethearts, who met here 
in some instances for the last time. Many a boy in 
cadet's uniform said his good-bye here in the moon- 
light, before the war, and thought of it when a lieu- 
tenant down South on the night before his last 



1 8 GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 

battle; and many a girl reading- the news of his 
death, has recalled his face and the touch of his 
hand the evening they sat together outside the 
brilliantly lighted windows of the dear old hotel. 

The IVcs^ Point Hotel, the only one on the Gov- 
ernment Reservation, is finely located on the north 
side of the Parade Ground, and was formerly known 
as " Roe's Hotel " b}^ which name it is still known to 
many, as distinguishing it from Cranstons West 
Pomt Hotel, a mile further south. 

The Officers Quarters, are on the west of the 
Parade Ground; the Cadet Barracks, Chapel, and 
Library, are on the south, together with the old 
Riding Hall, now used for recitation rooms, gymna- 
sium, art-galler3% and museum. The most promi- 
nent building here is the New Observatory erected 
for the Government by the West Shore Railroad 
Company, the tunnel of that company passing 
directly under the old building and making it useless 
for that purpose. 

On the summit oi Mount Independence, an irregular 
hill some distance back from the river, are the ruins 
of Fort Putnatn — such as are left of the once stout 
work — and climbing to these we get a new glimpse 
of the Highlands. 

To see the Point in all its beauty one should visit 
it during the month of June, when the magnificent 
scenery and foliage are bright with their summer 
freshness. The place is also more attractive at this 



GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. I9 

time as the annual examinations and graduating 
exercises are in progress, and hundreds flock here 
from all parts of the countr3^ to witness the v^arious 
militar}^ drills by da}', and mortar firing by night. 

During the Revolution West Point was the most 
important fortification in the Highlands, and one of 
the saddest lessons of that period is connected with 
it in the history of the treason of Benedict Arnold. 

Returning to Newburgh, and following the line of 
Grand Street north, we come to 

BALMVILLE. 

This section derives its name from the large Balm 
of Gilead Ti'ee at the junction of the Marlborough 
road, about two miles from the city. The tree is 
said to have been planted here in 1750, and since the 
year i860 has been gradually decaying until it now 
presents a strong contrast to the surrounding 
foliage, its gnarled and knotted trunk and many 
bare arms spreading in every direction giving, it a 
very weird appearance. 

CONVENT OF MERCY. 

Passing up the Marlborough road a short distance 
north of the " big tree," on the summit of the hill 
and easily distinguished by the large cross on t'lie 
roof, we come to the building formerly known as 
the Thaycj- Homestead, now occupied by the Sisters 



20 GUIDE TO NEWRURGH. 

of Mercy, who conduct an institution here for the 
education of Catholic orphans. The building is a 
large stone edifice surmounted by a mansard roof, 
and commands a magnificent view of the surround- 
ing country. 

CEDAR HILL CEMETERY. 

Five miles north of the city on the same road is 
this beautiful cemetery. Laid out a few years ago 
on ground finely adapted for the purpose, the place 
is now one of the finest " cities of the dead " in New 
York State. One feature of the cemetery is the 
entire absence of the conventional headstones — all 
the plots being marked by monuments, many of 
which are not only expensive but very handsome in 
design and execution. 

DANSKAMMER POINT. 

A short distance above the cemetery is this 
famous point, now a portion of the Armstrong 
estate. The name, signifying the "Devil's Dance 
Chamber," was given to the place by Hendrick 
Hudson after witnessing the Indian pow-wow here 
at night. The point willl be remembered as the 
scene of the wreck of the steamer Thomas Cor7ien, 
on the night of March 27, 1882. It has always been 
considered by river pilots as a dangerous point 
during dark and foggy nights, and since the above 
disaster Congress has made an appropriation for 
erecting a lighthouse here. 



GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 21 

HAMPTON POINT. 

On the line between Orange and Ulster Counties, 
seven miles from Newburgh, was twenty years ago 
one of the principal landing places on the river. 
The only boat landing here now is the little Hudson 
Taylor, plying between New Hamburg and Marl- 
borough. The point is covered with a magnificent 
growth of cedars, said to be the finest species found 
in the United States. 

A mile farther north is the village of 

MARLBOROUGH 

lying at the head of a picturesque ravine about a 
mile back of the river. The country around here is 
noted as one of the largest fruit-growing districts in 
the Hudson River valley. The night-boats landing 
here often occupy an hour in receiving fruit; the 
line of wagons on the road to the landing sometimes 
being nearl}^ half a mile long. 

Visitors to Marlborough and Cedar Hill can vary 
their drive by returning over the " River Road " 
which leaves the main road at the cemetery en- 
trance and joins it again at the " Balmville Tree." 
This road affords fine views of the river at many 

points. 

ORANGE LAKE. 

This is a popular summer resort about six miles 
west of the citv. having: on its shores several 



22 GUIDE TO NEW BURGH. 

boarding houses and a race-course, and can be 
reached b)^ the stages run b)^ the proprietors of 
these houses to meet the regular morning and after- 
noon boats. 

MUCHATTOES LAKE, 

a large bod}^ of fresh water at West Newburgh, 
about a mile southwest of the business centre, is 
reached by way of Broadway. This lake is the 
source of Newburgh's ice suppl5% one party owning 
large ice-houses on its shore and supplying the 
entire city and vicinity. 

ACROSS THE RIVER. 

Fishkill Landinf^ opposite the city is an important 
manufacturing centre and the river outlet for 
several manufacturing towns on the line of the 
Newburgh, Dutchess & Connecticut Railroad. It 
is also a point of considerable historic interest; for 
while Newburgh was the headquarters of Washing- 
ton during over one-half of the seven years of the 
Revolutionary struggle, Eishkill was a centre of 
equal importance in another respect. The public 
stores were removed from New York to this place 
in 1776, and the depot for supplies was maintained 
here until near the close of the war. 

Among the historical buildings still to be seen 
here are the headquarters of Baron Steuben, the 
Wharton House, and the old Dutch church which 
has been made famous through Cooper's story of 
"The Spy." 



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23 



Dejinings Point a mile below the landing, was the 
residence of Captain William Denning during the 
war, and the place now known as Presque-Isle is still 
in possession of his heirs, 

Loiv Point, formerly known as Carthage Landing, 
four miles north of Fishkill, was once a prominent 
landing for the night-boats, its old dock and tumble- 
down store-houses being the only remaining land- 
mark of its former importance. 

New Hamburgh, directly opposite Hampton Point, 
will be remembered as the scene of the great rail- 
road disaster which occured here a few years ago. 
The draw-bridge where the accident happened spans 
Wappingers Cret-k, which reaches back to IVappin- 
gers Falls — a large manufacturing town. 



COMMERCI/lL !NDOSTF[IES 



Foremost among the commercial industries locat- 
ed here is the Ship Yard and Marine Raihuay of 
Ward, Stanton & Co., at the " south end." During 
the past few years this firm has entered the arena of 
iron boat building, having built the Lackawanna, 
Hoboken and Pan7ipeck for the Hoboken Ferr}'- Co., 
the Nezvbiirgh, Kitigstoti, and Albany for the West 
Shore Ferry in New York; City of Newburgh, now 



24 GUIDE TO NEWBURGH. 

running on the Newburgh and Fishkill Ferry, the 
new Government tender John Rodgcrs ; and have 
under way and contracted for several additional 
boats for the above-named ferries. They have also 
gained wide reputation as builders of several of the 
largest and finest steam tugs and steam-yachts 
afloat, among them the Robert Lockhart, Dassori, 
E. Lukenbach, and L. C. Ward, and the steam-yachts 
Vedette, Henriette, Rhada, and Namouna.^ The latter 
vessel, owned by James Gordon Bennett, is the 
largest and most luxuriously furnished private 
3^acht in the world, and has probably attracted more 
attention than any ever built. 

The Newburgh Steam Mills, on the river bank a 
short distance above the steamboat landing, is the 
largest building in the city and presents a very im- 
posing appearance from the river. This company 
gives employment to hundreds of women in the 
manufacture of cotton cloth for the various bleach- 
eries and print works in the United States. 

Among the other manufacturing interests in the 
city are : The Commercial Paint Works, foot of 
South Street ; Beveridge's Brewery, foot of Fifth 
Street, where the celebrated "Newburgh Ales" are 
manufactured ; Wright's Engine Works, foot of 
Washington Street ; WhitehilVs Foundry, on Ren- 
wick Street, west of the Ship Yard, and the Saw 
and Plafiing Mill oi Thos. Shaw & Sons, house and 
steamboat joiners, on the same street. 



1850—1883. 




y/'ASHINGTON'S ffEAD^UARTERS. 



